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Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A successful box office debut for The Martian, a drama about a clever U.S. astronaut stranded on Mars, continues to stir discussions about how soon humans will reach the red planet and how they will meet the […]

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Already touted for its scientific and engineering grounding, the film The Martian receives critical acclaim on the eve of its debut in theaters. Cast from The Martian visited NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, hours before the fictional […]

The idea of sending man to Mars has captivated human minds since the early 1950s. A plan for NASA to conduct a Mars program was rejected in the late 1960s in favor of building the space shuttle. The Mars exploration idea was revived as part of President George H. W. Bush’s Space Exploration Initiative in […]

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. House and Senate agreed to a budget Continuing Resolution Wednesday, preventing a U.S. government shutdown. Real astronauts and actors from The Martian, the space film drama, talk about actual spaceflight. Set to open in theaters […]

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s Mobile Launcher (ML) is undergoing major upgrades and modifications at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida enabling the massive structure to launch the agency’s mammoth Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule on a grand ‘Journey to Mars.’ “We just finished up major structural steel modifications to […]

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Congratulations to #CDSE member @northropgrumman for being awarded a NASA contract to design the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO) for the Gateway, a key component of NASA’s long-term #Artemis architecture!
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-northrop-grumman-artemis-contract-for-gateway-crew-cabin

As it soars off the launch pad for the #Artemis 1 mission,
@NASA_SLS is powered by two solid rocket boosters. Critical parts of the boosters will soon arrive at @NASAKennedy from #CDSE member @northropgrumman Utah facilities in preparation for Artemis 1: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/nasa-prepares-to-send-artemis-i-booster-segments-to-kennedy-for-stacking.html

The #Artemis 1 mission will be the first integrated flight test of @NASA_Orion & @NASA_SLS. Thirteen CubeSats will also come along in Orion’s stage adapter to study the lunar surface & assess space radiation ahead of the return of humans to the Moon. MORE> http://ow.ly/fKFu50A01Rg